Cleanup, repairs expected to last through the week after fiery crash on SR 8

After a fiery crash took place on State Route 8 in Macedonia Saturday morning, the Ohio Department of Transportation said traffic will be impacted for several days.

Around 9 a.m. on Saturday, a tanker truck exploded, killing the driver and spilling more than 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel, some of which flowed into Brandywine Creek. State Route 8 closed due to this crash.

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ODOT said inspectors found that the roadway on the south end of the State Route 8 bridge over Brandywine Creek will need repairs.

A contractor will be milling off the top layer of the bridge surface and replacing it, ODOT said.

The work on the road is expected to be completed by the end of the week, ODOT said.

“That work will be weather dependent; it’s weather sensitive. It’s obviously January and it’s cold, so we’re hopeful by the end of the week. If we get good temperatures and some dry weather, we can get in there and do that work to reopen [the] state route southbound,” said Justin Chesnic, the Public information officer for ODOT.

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